Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Jerry Thorne I've been a fan of this movie since it was first released, well, since I first saw it anyway. I'm not a guy comfortable with the display of emotions, however, this movie does have a tendency to draw them out of me. A movie telling a story about a kid who by all accounts appears to have everything going for him just can't cope and decides to take the easy way out and kill himself.The emotional value for me is particularly in one scene, where Keanu Reeves is driving drunk, and when confronted he breaks down in tears, the common emotions "I should have known" Well, this movie brings up all of these emotions for me being as I have been surrounded by death, within a week of working my first job I discovered the body of a man who committed suicide, my best friend died at a young age, my pregnant fiancé was killed in a car accident, couple other friends committed suicide.So this movie will always carry a special meaning for me, I tend to watch it a couple of times a year at which time I reflect upon those that I have lost. (Yes, I always watch it alone)

alexken "Permanent Record" has two possibilities to be rescue, when almost 15 years has passed before the production. One, for the teenagers fans of Keanu Reeves; the another one, for any kind of people who has been near the suicide of a loved one. This second point of view is that must keep in our minds: the film shows the culpability feeling of people that lives and loves one person that has been chased the suicide like a getaway of his problems. Nobody understands him, nobody knows the reason of his death election, and this is the most remarkable of this film. Isn't it a pity the final, the worst final sentimental teenager option of the director? See and think about it

Pepper Anne I never saw this one in my "Life Management" class in high school. You know, the one's where they teach you all of life's no-no's via After School specials--everything from eating disorders to drunk driving. 'Permanent Record' serves as a more coarse, more realistic story of teens dealing with their friends unexpected suicide.A very young, less spastic Keanu Reeves heads up the cast as Chris Townsend, a high school senior who is struggling (along with his friends) to deal with his best friend, David's, suicide. David Sinclair (Alan Boyce), the star kid that held everyone in high expectation, pressure that he just felt he could no longer deal with and, decided to kill himself.The suicide occurs early in the film, so for the most part, it is a matter of seeing how the friends deal with the situation and try to find a sense of closure (if at all). It serves less as an identifier of the warning signs of suicide, but instead may provide guidance for young folks who find themselves in a similar situation, when someone close (and presumably young) to them has died (regardless of how). So, in a sense, 'Permanent Record' is a brief, cinematic unilateral therapeutic session.Entirely emotionally driven, this film is somewhat of a tear jerker, and slightly slow moving, but does well overall. Good performances by main teen cast, especially (and surprisingly) by Keanu Reeves (who also gets to show off his talents as a guitarist). Worth watching if you can find it.

MARKIESTL Okay, so as far a great cinema goes, this made for TV movie is no gem, however, at the time it was released, teen suicide was a hot topic. Keanu Reeves pretty much gives us the same person he was in "The Rivers Edge", only a little more sensitive. The key scene for me is when he gets drunk and crashes his car in the yard of his friend who died. The father comes out screaming and yelling, the Keanu breaks down, blaming himself for not being able to stop the suicide from happening.As for the vagueness of the reason he the guy committed suicide; can we ever know for sure why some kids feel so hopeless they feel the only exit is death?